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Reckitt Benckiser Beat Full-Year Forecasts

The consumer goods group has posted an 11% rise in full-year net profit, reaching £1.7bn and exceeding forecasts. New chief executive Rakesh Kapoor has revealed that the firm is aiming to generate half of its sales from emerging markets by 2016.

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